"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace …

America the Beautiful Lyrics: O beautiful for spacious skies / For amber waves of grain / For purple mountain majesties / Above the fruited plain! / America! America!

May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the America the Beautiful poem by Katharine Lee Bates on Poetry.com

If Katharine Lee Bates (1859 - 1929) name sounds familiar, it should be. Her poem, "America the Beautiful," was set to music and became the patriotic anthem we all know and love.

Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write this poem while on a trip to Colorado Springs in 1893. When she reached the top of Pikes Peak, she had this to say. “All the wonder of America …

In a brief essay that appeared ca. 1925, poet Katharine Lee Bates described her inspiration for writing "America the Beautiful," the poem that would evolve into one of the nation’s best-loved …

Aug 12, 2024 · America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates Bates' inspiration for writing America the Beautiful came near Pikes Peak, Colorado, when she was teaching at Colorado …

3 days ago · America the Beautiful is a patriotic American hymn that is regarded as the United States’ unofficial anthem. The song explores the grandeur of the American landscape as well …

Each stanza of this hymn combines appreciation of America's beauty with prayers to God for His blessings on and aid for the nation. In petitioning God to “mend [America's] every flaw,” we …

Jan 23, 2019 · Lyrics to the nineteenth-century poem celebrating the beauty of America, accompanied by a brief history of the poem, and a bonus CD with two tracks